
Imported Buses Still Parked as Ghana Raises Fares
A senior policy analyst questions why the government’s 100 Egyptian buses remain off the roads amid an 8% rise in public transport fares.
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A senior policy analyst questions why the government’s 100 Egyptian buses remain off the roads amid an 8% rise in public transport fares.

New rates will take effect on Saturday, September 26, 2026, with shared taxis, intra‑city trotros and long‑distance services all seeing price hikes.

Tricycle operators in Ho, known as “Mahama Can do,” have begun charging higher fares despite a municipal order, sparking tension between riders and commuters.

President Mahama unveiled a new funding package at the Hogbetsotso Festival to tackle erosion, restore ecosystems and boost livelihoods along Ghana’s coast.

President John Dramani Mahama has commissioned the Ghana Export‑Import Bank to develop a 200‑acre light industrial area in Weta, Volta Region, with an initial goal of 3,000 jobs and a long‑term target of 10,000.

Firefighters from the National Headquarters and Makola stations contained a fire that gutted the ground floor of a two‑storey makeshift scrap warehouse at Circle Railway, with no casualties reported.

President John Dramani Mahama revealed the list of seven companies chosen from 47 applicants to partner with the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority on the new Keta Port in the Volta Region.

The former president announced the funding in Accra, citing the Assemblies of God’s advocacy for better remand prison conditions.

The Ghana Tennis Federation’s president won the unopposed election at the Tennis Africa Annual General Meeting in Luanda, Angola, on 7 November 2026.
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